Missing Intestine: Lagos Assembly Urges MCDN To Intensify Investigation

The Lagos State House of Assembly has adopted a report of the Ad-hoc Committee on the missing organ of late Master Abayomi Bright urging the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MCDN) to intensify investigation into circumstances surrounding the alleged missing organ.

Presenting a comprehensive report on the floor of the House, chairman of the committee and Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Noheem Adams, gave an overview of the committee findings and recommendations.

Some of the recommendations of the committee included a call on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to intensify further investigation on Dr. Baiyewu Abayomi over the alleged medical negligence and ensure justice prevails at the conclusion of the investigation.

The committee also recommended that the Lagos State government should strengthen the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency for effective supervision on health institutions in Lagos State adding that Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) should pay more attention to patients especially the young ones while on admission in the tertiary health facility.

The House urged the Lagos State government to support Mrs. Abiodun Akin Bright (Mother of master Adebola Akin-Bright deceased) to cater for expenses incurred while trying to save her son’s life.

It would be recalled that Master Akin-Bright’s small Intestines reportedly got missing after he was operated upon at Obitoks Hospital at Meran area of Lagos.